That's from a review for a game, not Steam itself saying that. Steam isn't a monopoly btw. Unlike a certain other platform, they haven't been paying devs to not release on another platform, they've just been providing the best service.
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Don't publishers want to seperat? It's not like I'm getting all versions of the game from buying one copy
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Well, the status quo for games now is that you have to buy a copy separately for each platform you play it on. (With the exception of free games like Fortnite). I’d much rather see platforms and stores adopt the principle that if you buy a game once then you own it everywhere.
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But it would probably be better if the different platform and store operators agreed on interoperable standards for these things, else introducing yet another services may just divide the audiences further.
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It would be nice, but hard. First it need to define a standard for all use cases. After that, there will be a compatibility layer that respect the standard, keep be updated and have integration with the other platforms.
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Yes. At least public web profiles should be supported. Steam recently celebrated the Christmas and Lunar New Year with custom animated wallpapers and chat emojis. It's this kind of fun content that keeps people sticking to Steam.
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It would be neat if people could use character models from games. Like Diablo 2's chat room back in the day. Convert it to a animated png sequence for profile images. Just having a platform to store all game save files would be a massive step above the competition.
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It would be the first pro-consumer thing you do. This isn't actually a dig (though that is added value, something EGS lacks. Zing! Two for one) but a suggestion. EGS is getting slaughtered in gamers' hearts and minds because for 15 months it's done NOTHING better stores don't.
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Make it an API that gives up json achievement and profile information then build your website around an API. This way, people can query your API from their own pages. Players or developers alike. To prevent abuse you require a Dev key to access it.
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No one cares about console
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